Eye on the News [email protected] Truthful, Factual and Unbiased Vol:X Issue No: 183 Price: Afs.20 Weekend Issue, Sponsored by Etisalat FRIDAY . FEBRUARY 01. 2019 - Dalwa 12, 1397 H.S www.facebook.com/ afghanistantimes www.twitter.com/ afghanistantime KABUL: Pakistan is providing safe havens for terrorists to plan and conduct attacks in Afghanistan, including against US interests, America’s intelligence chief alleges. Director of National ive villages in Khan Abad Intelligence Daniel Coats, in a With shrinking numbers of Af- was 352,000 personnel – which rifice” since he became president Fdistrict were cleared of insur- threat assessment report, blamed ghan security forces, the amount meant the last quarter’s strength in September 2014. “That num- gents during the operation. Islamabad for using some groups of territory government holds was only at 87.7 percent – 43,307 ber indicates that in those roughly as policy tools and confronting only the outfits that directly threat- also continues to decline, a US personnel short. However, SI- 53 months, around 849 Afghan At least 11 Taliban members in- watchdog reported Wednesday. GAR stated that the strength num- security personnel have been killed ened Pakistan. Presented in a pub- In their last quarterly report bers they have reported “should per month on average,” the report cluding their three commanders lic testimony before the Senate to congress, the Special Investi- not be viewed as exact: CSTC-A read. But Ghani said on Novem- were killed in an NDS special forces Select Committee on Intelligence, gator General for Afghanistan and SIGAR have long noted many ber 12 that from 2015 to Novem- operation in Khan Abad district of the report warned Pakistan’s nar- (SIGAR) reported that the per- data consistency issues with ber last year, 28,529 Afghan secu- Kunduz, NDS said in a statement row approach to counter-terrorism sonnel strength of the Afghan ANDSF strength numbers.” SI- rity personnel had been killed. on Thursday. In addition, three cooperation would frustrate US National Defense and Security GAR stated that ANDSF strength That figure reflects an average of other Taliban members were efforts against the Taliban. Neither Forces (ANDSF) as of Octover numbers were Afghan-owned and at least 620 Afghan security per- wounded during the operation. the Taliban nor Kabul would be 31, 2018, was 308,693 person- that RS cannot validate the data sonnel killed per month over those The operation was launched in able to gain a strategic military ad- nel – the lowest it has been since for accuracy. On the issue of casu- 46 months. These figures are high- Khan Abad district of the prov- vantage in the Afghan war in 2019 the Resolute Support mission alties, SIGAR stated that USFOR- er than some previous years’ data ince and Nikpeha, Calinik, Sayed if coalition support remained at sive missions, mobility shortfalls, the decision on a possible with- began in January 2015. Accord- A continued to classify ANDSF reported to SIGAR. RS stopped Ramazan, Ab Garem and Jang current levels, the report predict- and a lack of reliable forces to hold drawal of US troops could play a ing to the report, the ANDSF casualty data this quarter at the providing unclassified data on Bashi village were cleared of in- ed. The report added: “Afghan se- recaptured territory.” Coats told key role in shaping the direction strength decreased by 3,635 per- request of the Afghan government. ANDSF casualties in July 2017, surgents, according to the state- curity suffers from a large number lawmakers that efforts to achieve of the country. sonnel in the previous quarter, However, last week Afghan Presi- and the most recent, unclassified ment. Three weapons cache were of forces being tied down in defen- an agreement with the Taliban and (Pajhwok) and by 3,983 since the same pe- dent Ashraf Ghani said in Davos figures they reported were 2,531 also destroyed, it added. Howev- riod in 2017 SIGAR reported that at the World Economic Forum that ANDSF killed in action in roughly er, the statement did not provide according to the Department of about 45,000 Afghan security per- the first five months of 2017. further details. Defense, the ANDSF’s total goal sonnel have “paid the ultimate sac- P8 KABUL: The Independent Elec- gar, Shafiqa SakhaYolichi and Fo- Akbari from Nuristan province tion Commission (IEC) announced zia Raufi. From Badakhshan, the are also among the winners. The final results of Wolesi Jirga elec- winners are Abdul Rauf Inami, elections conducted on October KABUL: The Free and Fair Elec- to male candidates than women. at 41 percent, 40 percent, and then The human rights campaigner add- tions from six more provinces on Abdul Shakoor Waqif Hakimi, Hu- 20 and 21 across 32 provinces tion Foundation of Afghanistan Insecurity, threats, economic prob- 39 percent. Now this level has ed developed and democratic coun- Wednesday evening. IEC chief jatullah Khirdmand, Abdul Wali of the country and in Kandahar, (FEFA) says the October Wolesi lems, the culture of male domi- dropped to 33 percent,” Barakzai tries always ensured equality be- Abdul Bade Sayyad announced at Niazai, Maulvi Zabihullah Atiq, on October 27. Jirga ballot was challenging for nance, propaganda and illegal de- said. tween women and men in the deci- a press conference here the final Fazal Azim ZalmayMujaddedi, Dr. Initial results of the parlia- women as illegal demands and mands of some officials were the The FEFA official urged the com- sion-making process. election results from Badakhshan, Ahmad Zia Yaftali, Nilofar Ibrahi- mentary polls were recently an- lack of campaign opportunities main challenges women faced dur- mission to be impartial in the pro- Samar stressed women’s par- Faryab, Khost, Farah, Kunar and mi and Sadiqa Adib. Kamal Nasir nounced after many complaints hurt their confidence in the cred- ing the elections, she explained. cess and scrutinise complaints ticipation in political, economic, Nuristan provinces. From western Usuli, Eng. Helmand Helmandi, of fraud and rigging. The prelim- ibility of the vote. Maryam Ar- This approach raised concerns against corrupt employees and cultural and social activities, say- Farah province, Hamayoon Sha- Dr. Mohammad Musa Khawreen, inary results, scheduled for No- ween Barakzai, in charge of wom- among women and reduced their deal with charges of rigging and ir- ing the principle of equality was a heedzada, Abdul Sattar Hussaini, Ghaffar Khan and Sahira Sharif are vember 10, 2018, were delayed en and youth affairs at FEFA, trust in the national process, Ar- regularities in a timely manner. On foundation of civilian life. Abdul Nasir Farahi, Abdul Ghaf- the successful runners from Khost by a month for technical reasons. said the polls were conducted on ween believed, who accused the other hand, Afghanistan Hu- “One indicator of progressive far Arman and Balqis Roshan were province:. A number of failed candi- the basis of weak management mosque leaders of declaring wom- man Rights Commission Chairper- and democratic countries is equal- declare successful. Winners from From Kunar province: Javed dates from some provinces and the electoral process had en’s participation in the elections son Seema Samar described wom- ity between women and men and Faryab are Hashmatullah Arman, Safi, Ustad Niamatullah Karyab, warned they would hold mas- been faced with security threats. un-Islamic. en’s inadequate rights to freedom, women's participation in the deci- Mohammad Rasool Faryabi, San- Ziaur Rahman Kashmir Khan and sive protests if their demands for She said findings of the electoral “During the previous (post-Tali- movement and creation of parties sion-making process,” she con- jar Kargar, Mohammad Hashim Wagma Safi have found their way investigating the results were not watchdog indicated that more fa- ban) elections in Afghanistan, wom- as the main problems facing half cluded. Khan, Syed Babar Jamal, Moham- to the lower house. accepted. cilities had been made available en’s participation as voters stood of Afghanistan’s population. (Pajhwok) mad Shakir Karimi, Rangina Kar- Ismail Atiqan and Qamar Bano (Pajhwok) FRIDAY . FEBRUARY 01, 2019 AFGHANISTANTIMES AFGHANISTAN TIMES Editor: Mansoor Faizy Phone No: +93-797070563 E-mail: [email protected] Email: [email protected] www.afghanistantimes.af Photojournalist: M. Sadiq Yusufi Advisory editorial board Dr. Sharif Fayez, Dr. Sultana Parvanta, Dr. Sharifa Sharif, Dr. Omar Zakhilwal, Setara Delawari, Ahmad Takal Graphic-Designers: Basir Qazizada and Bilal Yusufi Marketing & Advertising: Mohammad Parwiz Arian, 07823344728, 0778894038 Mailing address: P.O. Box: 371, Kabul, Afghanistan Our Bank Accounts: Azizi Bank: 000101100258091 / 000101200895656 Printed at Afghanistan Times Printing Press The constitution says Article 117 By Ahmadullah Archiwal ordinary people were observed the commissioners. The ambigu- loyal to the election commission The President shall appoint one of its members as Chief Justice of the Supreme While the parliamentary election‘s when the Election Complaints’ ity about the CEO power needs to and not to political parties or indi- Court. Members of the Supreme Court, except under circumstances stated in Article chapter is still not closed in Af- Commission invalidated Kabul be subsided as a result of the viduals. The temporary staff, One Hundred Twenty Seven of this Constitution, shall not be dismissed till the end ghanistan, discussions about going province votes which resulted in amendment. The amendment needs school teachers, were hired to in- of their term. to presidential election is in full the election results being delayed. to authorize the CEO with the ex- crease integrity of the election. swing. The election commission Article 22nd and Article 19th par- ecutive power. While being ac- However, the exercise badly failed has declared July 20 2019, as the ticularly talks about the power of countable to the commissioners, on the election day when most of date for the presidential election.